Pheu Thai Party

The Pheu Thai Party (PTP) is a social democratic and a democratic socialist political party in Thailand that was founded in 2008. The party succeeded the People's Power Party of Thailand after it was suspended due to its members' participation in electoral fraud, and it supported populist social welfare policies. The party was in government from 2011 to 2014, with Yingluck Shinawatra leading the party, but it was ousted from power after a Thai military coup.